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Patented May 31, 1938 PATENT OFFICE PIPE COUPLING James A. Jensen, Philadelphia, Pa., assignor to Quaker City Iron Works, Philadelphia, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Original application July 1, 1933,, Serial No.

678,619, now Patent No. 2,006,833, dated July 2, 1935. Divided and this application June 29, 1935', Serial No. 28,985

2 Claims.

This invention relates to hose nozzles; and it has more particular reference to nozzles for the drain hoses of vehicles such as are ordinarily used in the delivery of gasoline, oils and other liquid commodities; and this application is a division of my prior'application filed July 1, 1933; under Serial Number 678,619, and which later matured as Patent No. 2,006,833 dated July 2, 1935.

Considered from the broadest aspect, my invention has for its primary object the provision of a simple and inexpensive terminal fitting for the drain hose of gasoline delivery vehicles and the like, with tips having identical heads which can be interlocked fluid-tight to said fitting with the utmost facility and quickness or as quickly removed therefrom, and without requiring the aid of any tools whatever.

An advantage of my novel hose nozzle is that it positively ensures quick attachment and detachment of the nozzle tips bypartial rotation of one of the parts only.

Other objects and attendant advantages of this invention will be manifest from the following detailed description of the accompanying drawing wherein Fig. I is a fragmentary view partly in side elevation and partly in section showing my improved hose terminal-fitting and nozzle in one form in which it may be embodied.

Fig. II is a staggered horizontal sectional view taken as indicated by the arrows II-II in Fig. I.

Fig. III is a diagrammatic View showing a development of cooperating elements whereby the nozzle tip is removably secured to the terminalfitting of the nozzle.

Referring to the embodiment of my invention shown in Figs. I to III, the numeral l I designates a flexible hose such as is used on vehicles employed in the delivery of gasoline, oils and other liquid commodities, the same being fitted at its end with a threaded nipple l2. My improved hose nozzle which is comprehensively indicated at l3 comprises a terminal member in the form of an elbow M which, as shown in Fig. I, screws onto the threaded nipple i2 with interposition of a compressible ring washer IE to prevent leakage around the juncture. The mouth end of the elbow I4 is enlarged as at I6 and formed internally with a circumferential groove H] for lodgment of the peripheral flange of an annular gasket l8. In practice, this gasket I8 is made from a soft resilient material which is resistive to erosion by the liquid commodities being carried.

For interchangeable use with the body member I 4 of the nozzle I provide a number of tips whereof one is shown, for the purposes of exemplification in the present instance, and designated 21 in Fig. I. It will be observed that the nozzle tip 21 has a head 29 which is counter-bored as at 30 to receive the prolongation 28 of said tip, the latter being in practice cut from tubing of alloy bronze or other suitable non-corrosive metal capable of withstanding rough usage. After assembling of the parts of the tip 21, they are permanently seoured'together by soldering or welding preferably at 3| immediately beneath the head 29.

In the form of my invention shown in Figs. I-]1I, a wedge or coupler ring 2| has threaded engagement with the month end It of the elbow I4 at 40; and said ring is provided around its bottom edge with a series of circumferentially spaced inwardly projecting wedge-shaped cam lugs 4| having rounded ends 4|, Fig. III, which are adapted to cooperate individually with opposing outwardly projecting wedge-shape cam lugs 42 similarly with rounded ends 42, and spaced around the top end of the head 29 of the nozzle tip 21'. In applying the tip 21 it is positioned circumferentially so that its cam lugs 42 may be passed upward into the intervals between the cam lugs 4| on the wedge ring 2| incident to insertion of the head 29 of said tip into the mouth I6 of the elbow I4. With the parts placed in the described relation, the wedge coupler ring 2| is given a partial anti-clockwise rotation, or as indicated by the arrow in Fig. II, whereby its cam lugs 4| are moved circumferentially beneath the lugs 42 on the elbow ring 2|, such action being initially facilitated by coaction of the respective lug rounded ends 4|, 42. As a consequence of the wedge action between the lugs 4 l, 42 it will be apparent from Fig. I that the nozzle tip 21 will be lifted or drawn inwardly somewhat, with resultant compression of the gasket l8 and formation of a fluid-tight seal at the juncture between the tip 21 and the elbow [4. It is to be noted that the lugs 42 are considerably shorter than the lugs 4|, and that their respective confronting faces are similarly inclined; but, obviously, the circumferential extent of said lugs may be reversed or otherwise proportioned as deemed advisable or found expedient in practice. Also, the ring 2| is formed with a pair of upward circumferentiallyspaced lugs 31, 38 that cooperate with a lateral stud projection 39 on the elbow l 4 to limit the extent of rotation of said ring. In addition to being soldered to the head 29 of the tip 21 at 3|, the tubular prolongation 28 is in this instance expanded, as at 43, into an internal circumferential groove of the head 29. This construction will insure against separation of the component parts of the nozzle incase of failure of the solder at 3|.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the interchangeable nozzle tips are quickly attachable and detachable through a partial rotation of one part relative to the other.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a hose nozzle of the character described, a hollow body member having one end adapted for application to the hose, with an annular gasket of resilient material lodged internally of the other or mouth end; a tip with a headed prolongation for insertion in the body member mouth end to abut the gasket therein, said tip having circumferentially-directed outwardly-projecting wedgesection lugs; a coupler ring embracing the mouth end of the body member having a corresponding number of similarly located inwardly-projecting wedge-section lugs adapted, upon a partial rotation of said coupler ring, to coact with the first mentioned lugs and efiect axial movement inwardly of the tip only into interlocking connection with the body member and fluid-tight engagement with the gasket aforesaid.

r 2. The combination of claim 1 wherein the tip head and coupler lugs are of different circum- 

